6 months ago today I sold some STEEM for the first time and found a BTC exchange centre in Ubud where I sold the BTC for IDR, the local currency here.
I was surprised to find this exchange centre no more than 15 mins drive from my home in central Bali and even more pleasantly surprised when the exchange happened quickly and without any problems at all.
Two years prior to this moment I set myself the goal of finding a way to travel the world forever which did not take me away from my family.
At the time I believed the answer to be YouTube and the monetisation of my films. But how wrong I was!
After meeting an amazing developer here in the jungles of Bali I learned about Steemit for the first time and immediately felt as if this was for me.
I focused all my attention upon learning how this platform worked and pushed myself to NEVER GIVE UP regardless of the value of Steem, posting & reading every day without fail, always speaking from my heart with the intention of helping others.
Below you can see the final film I posted on my YouTube channel which documents the day everything changed... because since then I have not wasted my time with YouTube at all.
Here are the sites I look at in the film:
To avoid the 3% charge and retain your anonymity use LocalBitcoins to find your nearest person willing to buy Bitcoin in exchange for cash. Or visa versa!
What is my Steemit system?
I have always been drawn towards documenting my life and Steemit has become a kind of diary, bank & therapist for me!
My articles are a clear reflection of that which I am thinking about TODAY and to attempt a breakdown of categories for you now would be futile.
So I give you my last week:
6 days ago I saw Steem under $1 and encouraged everyone to buy buy buy!
5 days ago I wrote about the mutation of caterpillars after witnessing chemtrails overhead
4 days ago I wrote about the life of my father, Harry Stonehill on his 100th birthday
3 days ago I wrote about the weirdest looking cats on earth, the Sphynx.
2 days ago I wrote about the importance of creating authentic gifts for your loved ones which don't harm the environment.
Yesterday I wrote about understanding our partner's life goals & non violent communication.
EVERY DAY I post the words of Abraham (using the dailyquotes tag) because they resonate with me deeply have helped me use the Law of Attraction in my life... so it is my intention now to share this magical skill with others.
(Abraham is the name given to a non-physical collective consciousness which speaks through a woman called Esther Hicks.)
What else has helped me achieve my goal?
Steemit is a SOCIAL platform and as such we must do our best to interact with people. I am consistently reminding my Steemit students here in Bali to respond to their comments and take time out every day to read the work of others. I have learned so much this way and become friends with so many wonderful people, some of whom support me consistently now, and for this for family and I are eternally grateful 🙏🏻
The platform rewards those who seek to help others and it has been my great pleasure to give a 2 hour live presentation to a group of crypto enthusiasts at Bali's first Steemit Meetup a few months ago and do my best to help a great many more onto the platform with a collection of free video tutorials and a Steem Masters training system. See the trailer for this initiative below:
Look for people with the same ideals as you
Check the hot & trending feeds to see if anything resonates with you and do specific searches using tag words which you feel connected with.
How to do this?
Simple. If you are looking at conspiracy for example, just enter the following url addresses:
fo ACTIVE - https://steemit.com/active/conspiracy
for TRENDING - https://steemit.com/trending/conspiracy
Take the time to read & interact, building your network of like-minded people, always supporting them when you can.
It may not be instant but in time you will find your team if you are consistent with your efforts.
In Conclusion
To say that I have been living on STEEM for 6 months is not 100% accurate as I have invested my Steem into mining and many different alt coins which are all making me a little extra on the side.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not as difficult as it may sound! Remember that I knew almost nothing about crypto a year ago.
I would like to thank all those who have supported me here on Steemit. My promise to you all is that I will never stop producing quality content written from my heart, and I will never stop telling people about steemit... and if they are interested, I will always do my best to help them.
This is what my old Facebook page looks like today, in case anyone is confused about where I have gone!
The effect of helping more and more people onto the platform is naturally only going to lead to an increase in the value of Steem. So, I suggest you all get out there and do the same!
I leave you now with a few images from that magical moment six months ago when for the first time in my life I scanned a QR code with my ipad and a few moments later was handed a lovely big bundle of money ;)
